Idoit40fans wrote:Is this not a joke thread? I was about to make one if there wasn't one up. If this isn't a joke, tell me so I can go make another one.

The first post says:

Mongoose87 wrote:... Don't want to get stuck with him, like Fleury.

I'd say its a joke thread. Or at least a very sarcastic thread.

I was actually just trying to make a point after this post

usahockeyteam1980 wrote:Enough with the "trade Staal" talk. This is just getting ridiculous. He's done a good job, and he's only 20. Not every 20 year old is going to play like Crosby or Malkin. This was definitely a confidence-boosting game, and I think he'll do well from now on, and hopefully be rewarded with a contract here in Pittsburgh

hahahaha awesome. not that it's all that funny, but because i swear i said that in my head as i read that (actually, i said, why not?, and laughed to myself thinking i should post it) and then there it was right on cue. of course i didn't even have to look to see whose sarcastic response it was. or wait, maybe it wasn't a joke response. if not, i better post one

hahahaha awesome. not that it's all that funny, but because i swear i said that in my head as i read that (actually, i said, why not?, and laughed to myself thinking i should post it) and then there it was right on cue. of course i didn't even have to look to see whose sarcastic response it was. or wait, maybe it wasn't a joke response. if not, i better post one

Sweet, thats the second time this week someone has known that a post was mine before reading it. I probably shouldn't be proud of the other one, but I am.

When i'm online, which recently has been all evening pretty much every evening the past week or so, I basically go to the list of forums and refresh to see if there are any new posts. Kinda sad, but i've been watching my way through The Unit, catching up to the current season, so I've been at my computer. Usually there a re a few threads that have something worth discussing.

LeopardLetang wrote:just admit it. you're closing in on 10000 and you can't get there fast enough

Haha, I actually didn't realize I had 9000 till late last week. And i'm not posting nearly as much as I was about a month ago.

EDIT: Actually I noticed it when I was on my aunt's computer before the game on Saturday. The smaller screen caused me to pay more attention to things and I was like "wow, i'm heading for quintuple digits".

demangone wrote:Does Staal have a brother on the Red Wings or did one of his relatives die?? What happened tonight? Is he 18 again?

That is hilarious! I was going to post the same thing. Why does it take something to motivate him. I am assuming his motivation last night was because the Wings beat us in the Cup last year. But in any other huge game he has had, it has been personal (I know his other hat trick was against Toronto). Oh well! Awesome motor in the 3rd!!!

It makes me think, maybe he just needs the weight of the team on his back. That's what it took for Malkin to find his identity. Crosby goes down, Malkin finds his confidence. We have seen flashes of what Staal can do if he is confident, but he never has to perform under that pressure role.

I am not hoping that Crosby and Malkin go down, but maybe the only way Staal ever blooms is when he gets to carry the weight of a team. I think flashes like last night are the reason teams will always see value in Jordache, and that is why we will be able to acquire something big for him at the end of the season.